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On the recordJune 14, 1836
At the last session of Congress I felt it my duty to decline complying with a request made by the House of Representatives for copies of this correspondence, feeling, as I did, that it would be inexpedient to publish it while the negotiation was pending;
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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